Black Mold

addicted2eu asked:


My husband and I are remodeling our kitchen. We are both pretty handy so we are doing most of the work ourselves, with help from a contractor on the major parts.

Demo started and there is mold in the drywall and on the bottom half of some of the beams/wood/studs. We are re-constructing most of the kitchen, so any mold we can see will be completely out of the house soon anyway.

The mold is black, does that mean it’s BLACK MOLD? Also, are we safe in the mean time until it’s all gone and the new materials are in place…it’s exposed?

Black Mold

katie m asked:


I’ve been sick for two months. Even my cat sneezes pretty regularly. I didn’t think much of it until I remembered the time our apartment flooded this spring. I found some black mold in a closet under the stairs, asked that they investigate further and demanded that they replace the drywall. That was 6 months ago. Today, I decided to investigate on my own.

When I went to the store to buy a face mask (to protect myself from FURTHER contamination) I spoke with the cashier. The previous tenants in my exact unit were her son and daughter in law. They had a mold problem, and she told me exactly where it was.

Can I use this info to terminate the lease immediately? Is there any further legal action I can take against the apartment complex for knowingly renting an apartment out that was toxic?

Black Mold

katie m asked:


I’ve been sick for two months. Even my cat sneezes pretty regularly. I didn’t think much of it until I remembered the time our apartment flooded this spring. I found some black mold in a closet under the stairs, asked that they investigate further and demanded that they replace the drywall. That was 6 months ago. Today, I decided to investigate on my own.

When I went to the store to buy a face mask (to protect myself from FURTHER contamination) I spoke with the cashier. The previous tenants in my exact unit were her son and daughter in law. They had a mold problem, and she told me exactly where it was.

Can I use this info to terminate the lease immediately? Is there any further legal action I can take against the apartment complex for knowingly renting an apartment out that was toxic?

Black Mold

bam asked:


I have been in my two bedroom apt for 8 months I just found out that there is black mold in the ceiling . since moving here my family has had health problems(headaches respiratory problems ) My littlest son have Asama and this has made it worse. I just found out that I had this black most today.I know that it is in th ceiling and that they would have to take out the drywall.But all the apt did was put bleach on it.Dose anyone know what I can do to get my family out of the situation fast.Anyone know the florida laws on black mold?
I rent in a apartment complex
BMWS may I contact you by email for more questions?

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oh_my_goshman asked:


I recently found mold under the trim in our bedroom. After having the mold tested I found out it was not toxic so I decided to try and fix the problem myself. I tore out a foot of the drywall and there wasn’t much more than an inch of mold on the drywall. I bought a special mold killer certified by the EPA to clean up the mold. The problem I have run into is that the point the mold started was on the other side of the wall and I believe it traveled under the wood beam that goes across the floor from the wall. I am concerned that even if I clean up the other side of the wall with the mold killer and replace the drywall I tore out that the mold is still underneath the footer beam of the wall and I am afraid it will come back. Do I need to tear out the ENTIRE wall to fix this problem? Or is there a way I can be certain the mold that might be under the wood is dead?

Black Mold